"What do you mean?" Shay asked forehead crinkled in confusion. Had he found a solution? She should have been happy, but it just made her hurt more. She should have been more selfless.
"I should get some answers soon... About Gin." He explained. "And then... Hopefully..." His smile fell a bit, but he clenched his fist, as if trying to hold onto his confidence. "Everything will be alright. And then... I can finally promise I won't disappear. That I'll... Stay me..."
Shay's hurt faltered, and her facial expression softened. It wasn't particularly cold, the look she had been giving him before, but it was guarded. "Kenta..." she said, voice barely above a whisper.
Eroshay shook her head, not finishing her sentence. "How do you plan on finding answers about Gin, anyway? I thought you didn't have any ideas?"
She looked... less mad at least. He smiled. "I met someone, another kitsune... well sorta. She can help me with that meditating thing I was doing. I can... Basically see my nightmares clearly, and maybe get some kind of answers."
Shay didn't say anything for a long time. She was frowning against, but all her anger had drained away. "Uh, who is she?" she asked, somewhat awkward. Then, she choked out, "I'm...glad for you."
"Oh, its Akane. She's new here." He explained. "She's... Well I've been calling her Nee-chan... Oh, Big Sister" He translated. "Though... I guess I'm the older one." He added on a tangent. She said she was happy for him. This brought plenty of optimism back about this. Everything might just go back to normal.
Shay looked at her feet, silent now. She really had nothing more to say about that. It hurt. That was true. She held back all of those feelings, though and stuffed them in some tight little space in her chest.
"Well, I hope you get it all sorted out then." She couldn't help how bitter the words came out. Like acid on her tongue.
His ears twitched. It finally clicked that something was... off. The way she said that... "Shay, are you... Is everything ok?" He asked, confused. She looked upset... But why? Everything was gonna be better. He was gonna learn to control Gin, and... Then he wouldn't have to worry about 'dying'...
"It's fine. I mean, now you have someone who can help you right? I mean, she must give you an awful lot of confidence. I guess you've got everything under control now."
Shay reached up and rubbed at her nose, a subtle play to rub away any tears that may have escaped her eyes.
Kenta nodded. "I trust Nee-chan. She seems to know what shes doing..." He slipped his gloves on before taking a few steps closer to her. He smiled warmly at her. "And then I can be friends with Shay-shay again, right?" He asked her. "Once I can promise I... won't disappear."